Pharaohs Maritime Group is a group of maritime companies, localized in Egypt, Emirates and Panama. S
04/02/2015
Shipowners P&I Club advice on STS oil transfer operations
Shipowners P&I Club advice on STS oil transfer operations The Shipowners P&I Club has recently experienced a number of claims arising from poor cargo practices being adopted on board tankers during Ship To Ship (STS) operations. On the back of these incidents, the Club would like to bring operators' attention to Chapter 8 of MARPOL Annex I. Whilst the regu…
04/02/2015
d'Amico Group launches its largest vessel
d'Amico Group launches its largest vessel d'Amico Group celebrates the delivery of the
04/02/2015
K-Line Executive pleads guilty to price fixing on ocean shipping services
K-Line Executive pleads guilty to price fixing on ocean shipping services An executive of Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in a U.S. prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers and rig bids of international ocean shipping services for roll-on, roll-off cargo, such as cars and tru…
04/02/2015
Malaysian authorities recover hijacked tanker and arrest pirates
Malaysian authorities recover hijacked tanker and arrest pirates A hijacked Malaysian coastal tanker has been recovered by the prompt actions of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) off the coast of Malaysia. The owners of the Malaysian tanker lost contact with the tanker at 2200 hours on 28 January 2015. The tanker, with ten crew members on board and…
04/02/2015
ILO to hold meeting to advise on Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention
ILO to hold meeting to advise on Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention From 4 to 6 February 2015, the ILO Governing Body has convened an international tripartite meeting of maritime and technical experts on border control to advise on the national implementation of the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185). Seafarers' Identity Documents or
04/02/2015
Hazardous occurrence related to radars and parallel index lines
Hazardous occurrence related to radars and parallel index lines Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) has received a report regarding radars and parallel index lines. Report text:
26/01/2015
New software to enhance Adu Dhabi's cargo operations
New software to enhance Adu Dhabi's cargo operations Abu Dhabi Ports is implementing a brand new terminal operating system (TOS) which will enhance the general cargo operations at the emirate's ports, significantly improving processing times and the full range of customer service offerings. The state-of-the-art port management software called
26/01/2015
BSEE responds to damaged unmanned platform in the Gulf of Mexico
BSEE responds to damaged unmanned platform in the Gulf of Mexico The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to a damaged unmanned platform in South Timbalier (ST) Block 27 in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 5 miles south of Port Fourchon, LA, in 50 feet of water. The ST 27 IA platform is operated by Energy XXI, GOM, ...
26/01/2015
Training coastguards is key to tackling piracy
Training coastguards is key to tackling piracy Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations are to have effective control over their Territorial Waters and Economic Zones, says MAST maritime security company. Furthermore, if Western Governments continue to cut back on defence s…
26/01/2015
Seafarers Awareness Week - 'Opportunities to Work at Sea'
Seafarers Awareness Week - 'Opportunities to Work at Sea' ‘Opportunities to Work at Sea' will be the theme for this year's Seafarers Awareness Week (20-28 June 2015), aiming to not only raise awareness of Britain's dependence on seafarers but also to highlight the many career possibilities the maritime world offers young people. The focus of the campaign w…
26/01/2015
Unsatisfactory compliance with hours of rest
Unsatisfactory compliance with hours of rest Paris MoU has issued the preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, carried out between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014 in the Paris MoU region showing that: 16 ships (14% of detentions during CIC) were detained over the 3 month period as a ...
26/01/2015
Special requirements for fire-fighter's outfit regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadi flagged vessels
Special requirements for fire-fighter's outfit regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadi flagged vessels ClassNK has issued Technical Information regarding special requirements for means of recharging breathing apparatus cylinders and spare cylinders regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagged vessels. With regard to the additional requirements for relevant equipment of fire-fighter's outfit, it h…